Life Membership is an honor conferred on a limited number of those individuals who have rendered extraordinary service to the chapter; no more than one individual may be so recognized by the chapter's Board of Directors in any given year. Life members have all the rights and privileges of regular membership, but they are not required to pay dues. Those life members who are no longer employed as legal administrators and do not meet the criteria for regular membership may not hold elective or appointive office but may serve as members of committees

The first member awarded life membership was Philip T. Hamilton, a co-founder of Cyber Chapter. Phil has been an active member of ALA since 1989 and a hard-working volunteer at all levels of the association. He has served Cyber Chapter in a variety of roles since 1994 and contributes his time and talents to this day. Phil almost single-handedly helped many ALA chapters design, launch and maintain their websites. For this work as well as his role in founding the Cyber Chapter and his leadership in the Central Florida Chapter and Region 2, Phil was honored with ALA's Outstanding Association Volunteer Award.

Diana B. Clark was the second member to be honored. "Lady Di," as she is known to the Chapter's membership, helped guide the Chapter during its transition from CompuServe to this web site. Although she has left the profession and now manages an accounting firm, she returns to the fold at annual conferences whenever time and geography permit.

The third member to be awarded life membership was Morris E. Schorr, co-founder and charter president of the chapter. Morry was also the founder and charter president of the San Fernando Valley Chapter and has held several board positions in the Beverly Hills Chapter. Both those chapters are now defunct, but Morry refuses to accept the blame for that. He has served as a Region 6 Officer and was the leader of the Technology PDN at the ALA web site from its inception to May 2005. For these and other services, ALA honored Morry with its Outstanding Association Volunteer Award.

The fourth member to be awarded life membership was Lewis A. Gray, recognized by the board of directors in December of 2003 for his many years of service and valued presence in the discussion forum. Lew Gray brought substantial dignity and good humor to the Chapter until his retirement from legal administration. He, like Lady Di, has rejoined our crew at annual conferences whenever possible. A connoisseur of wine, he can usually be found regaling his friends at the "official" Cyber Chapter bar at these events.

In December of 2004, the board of directors recognized Carl Barba as a Life Member. Known as the "Unabarba" because of his no-nonsense, often explosive and never repressed opinions, Carl has provided leadership and valued advice. Unwilling to lose his unique contribution as he leaves the profession, the Chapter's board voted him life membership.

The role of chapter president is never a simple one; the responsibilities are significant. The leadership of a virtual or online chapter, however, is even more challenging than most. Not only is the membership scattered over half the globe, the chapter meets face-to-face only once a year, and the board members themselves are dispersed across the same distances as the members. Imagine trying to coordinate a board whose members are separated by more than ten thousand miles and span twelve time zones. The following volunteers accepted the challenge and provided the requisite leadership to Cyber Chapter in its first decade.

The first or charter president of our chapter was Morris E. ("Morry") Schorr, a co-founder of Cyber Chapter. Morry served two terms as president (1994-1996). During his tenure, the chapter met online using the ALA Forum on CompuServe, and served as the nucleus of the ALA discussions taking place in that venue.

Diana B. ("Di") Clark followed Morry as chapter president and also served two terms of office (1996-1998). During her first term, the chapter developed its own Internet site and established an independent web presence. In her second term, the chapter launched its own discussion forum.

Ronald M. ("Ron") Henry served as the third president for one term (1998-1999). Like Di and Morry before him, Ron had previously served as president of his local (geographic) chapter. Following his term as Cyber Chapter president, Ron went on to serve the Association of Legal Administrators as Director of Region 1 (1999-2001) and as President (2002-2003).

Ron's successor as chapter president was Bernadette E. Peters, who served two terms in office (1999-2001).

Carl J. Barba, Jr., followed Bernadette and served two terms as chapter president (2001-2003).

Linda R. Lehmann, of Portland, Oregon, was Carl's successor as chapter president; Linda served two terms in office (2003-2005).

Paul J. Sullivan, who had been involved with ALA's first experiments with the Internet, followed Linda and served two terms as chapter president (2005-2007). During Paul's term as President, the chapter initiated an on-line study forum for the CLM^SM exam.

Elizabeth S. ("Betsy") Widdop, of Memphis, Tennessee, was Paul's successor as chapter president; Betsy served one term in office (2007-2008).